Edgar Wright's 'Shaun of the Dead' is being released in movies theaters in Japan for the first time ever this week.

Weird that there is no post or small news article about this anywhere but I just found out (from Edgar Wright's Instagram) and thought it was interesting. Shaun of the Dead is being released in theaters for the first time ever this weekend in Japan, after a 15-year wait.

I guess there's a zombie renaissance going on there after One Cut of the Dead become a huge hit. Got released in November 2017 and grossed $30M in Japan on a $25,000 budget (and insanely good reviews). Also it's getting a US remake now apparently. Glad to see it re-ignited the genre over there and even got Shaun of the Dead a proper release.

Here's hoping it leads to even more great (and original) zombie films from that market.

Submitted March 30, 2019 at 08:05PM by BunyipPouch https://ift.tt/2V7j8gO